Detroit vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	77	56
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	639K	2.42M

The cost of living in Detroit is 170% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1636th and 6702nd ($2133 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 17th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 311th and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Salvador

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	Detroit	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$13462

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699